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Byzantine Seal of John Hypatos? 7th Century?
« on: December 31, 2019, 03:57:17 pm »
I am slowly organizing my Byzantine seals.  This well preserved seal measures 22.64mm and is very heavy -  weighing 20.3g.  
On the obverse is invocative monogram ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΗ
On the reverse is:

   :<a href='../numiswiki/view.asp?key=cross' target='_blank'>cross</a>: [ I ] :Greek_omega_small:
 :A:  :Greek_Nu:  :Greek_Nu:  :Greek_Eta:
 :A: :Greek_Pi_3: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Upsilon:
  :Greek_Pi_3: :A: :Greek_Tau:  :Greek_omega_small:
          :Greek_Nu:

So the seal appears to read:
Theotokos Aid
John Hypatos

I believe this to be correct.  Am I?

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Re: Byzantine Seal of John Hypatos? 7th Century?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2020, 04:57:45 pm »
I think the third line is A:Greek_Pi_3:O Y, so he was apo hypaton.
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Re: Byzantine Seal of John Hypatos? 7th Century?
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2020, 10:25:58 pm »
You are right  I have corrected it. So it appears to be the seal of a Ioannes/ John, Apo Hypatos.  Would it be correct to attribute it to the 7th Century?
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